Editing Jersey City, New Jersey (section)

==Notable landmarks==
[[File:Lady Liberty under a blue sky (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Statue of Liberty]]
{{Main|List of Registered Historic Places in Hudson County, New Jersey}}{{See also|List of public art in Jersey City, New Jersey}}
*[[Statue of Liberty National Monument|Statue of Liberty National Monument, Ellis Island and Liberty Island]] (Liberty Island and part of Ellis Island are located in New York, but both islands are closer to the New Jersey shoreline.)<ref>Bichao, Sergio. [https://nj1015.com/is-the-statue-of-liberty-in-new-york-or-new-jersey/ "Is the Statue of Liberty in New York or New Jersey? Cool facts, weird theories Read More: Is the Statue of Liberty in New York or New Jersey? Cool facts, weird theories"], [[WKXW|NJ 101.5]], July 4, 2016. Accessed January 26, 2022. "New York or New Jersey? While Liberty Island is closer to the Garden State, the National Park Service says it is "located within the territorial jurisdiction of the State of New York" as per a pact between the two states and ratified by Congress in 1834."</ref>
*The [[Liberty Science Center]], is a {{Convert|300000|sqft|adj=on}} science museum and learning center located in Liberty State Park.<ref>[https://www.visithudson.org/things-to-do/attractions/liberty-science-center-planetarium/ Liberty Science Center], Hudson County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs/Tourism Development. Accessed January 21, 2025. "Jersey City is home to one of the area's most impressive and enriching museums: the 300,000-square-foot Liberty Science Center in Liberty State Park."</ref>
* The [[Peter Stuyvesant Monument]] by [[J. Massey Rhind]] is a memorial to Peter Stuyvesant and the establishment of settlement of [[Bergen, New Netherlands]] in 1660. Erected in 1910 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the establishment of Bergen.
* The [[Katyń Memorial (Jersey City)|Katyń Memorial]] by [[Polish American|Polish-American]] artist [[Andrzej Pitynski]] on [[Exchange Place, Jersey City|Exchange Place]] is the first memorial of its kind to be raised on American soil to honor the dead of the [[Katyn massacre|Katyń Forest Massacre]].<ref>Dougherty, Michael Brendan. [https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/katyn-monument-jersey-city-should-stay/ "America Needs a Katyn Memorial"], ''[[National Review]]'', May 9, 2018. Accessed November 13, 2019. "Fulop should be reminded that, whatever his opinions on the Law and Justice in Poland, the Katyn memorial in Jersey City commemorates all those who suffered at that massacre, and current estimates suggest that 600 to 800 of the more than 21,000 killed were Polish Jews. Memorializing the Katyn massacre is in no way an anti-Semitic act or a capitulation to the sentiments of anti-Semites."</ref>
* The [[Lincoln the Mystic]] is a memorial honoring [[Abraham Lincoln]] by [[James Earle Fraser (sculptor)|James Earle Fraser]] at the entrance to Lincoln Park.<ref>[https://art.grace.syr.edu/poi/lincoln-statue Lincoln Statue], [[Syracuse University]]. Accessed February 18, 2025. "This statue is the second bronze cast of Fraser’s original 1930 plaster mold. The first cast, Lincoln the Mystic, is located at the eastern terminus of the Lincoln Highway in Jersey City, New Jersey."</ref>
[[File:Colgate Clock Jersey City (1 of 2) (3157735699).jpg|thumb|upright|Colgate Clock in 2009]]
* The [[Colgate Clock (New Jersey)|Colgate Clock]], promoted by [[Colgate-Palmolive]] as the largest in the world, sits in Jersey City and faces [[Lower New York Bay]] and Lower [[Manhattan]] (it is clearly visible from [[Battery Park (New York)|Battery Park]] in lower Manhattan). The clock, which is {{convert|50|ft|m}} in diameter with a minute hand weighing {{convert|2200|lb}}, was erected in 1924 to replace a [[Colgate Clock (Indiana)|smaller one]] that was relocated to a plant in [[Jeffersonville, Indiana]].<ref>Lyons, Richard D. [https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/09/realestate/postings-jersey-city-landmark-now-it-s-time-to-move-the-colgate-clock.html "Jersey City Landmark; Now It's Time to Move the Colgate Clock"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 9, 1989. Accessed November 13, 2019. "The clock has an area of almost 2,000 square feet, a 26-foot-long minute hand that extends just off the clock's face, and an hour hand that is almost 20 feet long. When it began operation in 1924, it replaced a smaller clock that still survives at a Colgate plant in Jeffersonville, Ind."</ref>
* The Landmark [[Loew's Jersey Theatre]], one of the five [[Loew's Wonder Theatres]] constructed in the 1920s and the only one located outside of New York City, is located in Journal Square. Currently presenting classic films, live performances, and events while the theatre undergoes restoration by volunteers.<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/jerseycity/index.ssf?/base/news-8/1246861520317190.xml&coll=3 "Grant to restore Loew's balcony"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313184744/http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/jerseycity/index.ssf?/base/news-8/1246861520317190.xml&coll=3 |date=March 13, 2014 }}, ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', July 6, 2009. Accessed February 11, 2012. "The Landmark Loew's Jersey Theatre in Jersey City is taking another step toward returning to its former glory, thanks to a grant from The Provident Bank Foundation.... The historic theater is only one of five 'Wonder Theatres' built by movie baron Marcus Lewis outside New York City."</ref><ref>{{cite news | work=Village Voice | date=October 20, 2010 | title=Best of NYC: Landmark Loews Jersey Theater, Best Movie Theater | url=http://www.villagevoice.com/bestof/2010/award/best-movie-theater-2167623/ | access-date=February 12, 2012 | archive-date=October 17, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017205908/http://www.villagevoice.com/bestof/2010/award/best-movie-theater-2167623/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>
* The [[Van Wagenen House]], also known as the "Apple Tree House". Built in 1740, it is one of the oldest structures in Jersey City and is the purported site of a meeting between [[George Washington]] and the [[Marquis de Lafayette]] in 1779 during the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]. It is now home to the Museum of Jersey City History.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jerseydigs.com/apple-tree-house-museum-of-jersey-city/|title=Journal Square's Apple Tree House Set to House Museum of Jersey City|website=jerseydigs.com|date=October 14, 2022|access-date=January 21, 2025}}</ref>
* The [[White Eagle Hall]] is a renovated and re-opened historic theater.<ref>West, Teri. [https://www.nj.com/hudson/2024/02/jersey-citys-white-eagle-hall-settling-into-a-niche-as-a-regional-music-powerhouse.html "Jersey City’s White Eagle Hall settling into a niche as a regional music powerhouse"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', February 2, 2024. Accessed February 18, 2025.</ref> Constructed in 1910, it had served as the practice gym for the [[St. Anthony High School (New Jersey)|Saint Anthony High School Friars]] basketball program.<ref>Testa, Jim. [http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2017/05/white_eagle_hall_officially_to_open_with_local_fav.html "Historic White Eagle Hall to officially re-open with first concert"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', May 3, 2017. Accessed January 27, 2018. "The renovated White Eagle Hall in Downtown Jersey City opens on Friday, May 5, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by Mayor Steven Fulop, followed by a performance by Jersey City favorite musician sons Rye Coalition.... The historic structure was built by Polish immigrants in 1910 and for much of the 20th century hosted events and programs under the aegis of St. Anthony's Church and High School. For years, the famous St. Anthony's High School basketball team under Hall of Fame coach Bob Hurley practiced at White Eagle Hall, and the wooden boards from that gym floor have been repurposed in modernizing the facility."</ref>
* The [[Jersey City 9/11 Memorial]] erected to memorialize the 38 Jersey City residents that were killed during the [[September 11 attacks]] at the [[World Trade Center site|World Trade Center]]. The site of the memorial was a [[triage]] set up during the '[[Maritime response following the September 11 attacks|9/11 boatlift]]' operation and afterwards became a staging area for rescue operations.<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/treasury/911Memorial.shtml New Jersey’s 9/11 Memorial in Liberty State Park], [[New Jersey Department of Treasury]]. Accessed February 18, 2025.</ref>
* The [[Empty Sky (memorial)|Empty Sky]] memorial, designed by Jessica Jamroz and [[Frederic Schwartz]], is located in Liberty State Park and honors the 746 New Jerseyans that were killed during the [[1993 World Trade Center bombing]] and September 11 attacks.<ref>[https://archplan.buffalo.edu/People/alumni-friends/50PlusAlumni.host.html/content/shared/ap/articles/work/50PlusAlumniExhibition/EmptySkyNewJerseySeptember11thMemorial.detail.html "Empty Sky: New Jersey's September 11th Memorial"], [[University at Buffalo]]. Accessed February 18, 2025.</ref>
* The [[Statue of Mary McLeod Bethune (Jersey City)|Statue of Mary McLeod Bethune]] designed by Alvin Petit who said "As a broader significance, this also plays a role in linking our City with a national movement to erect monuments that symbolize diversity and inclusiveness. This will be the first statue in Jersey City to honor the legacy of an African American woman."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hudsoncountyview.com/jersey-city-officials-unveil-9-foot-mary-mcleod-bethune-statue-at-namesake-park-in-ward-f/|title=Jersey City officials unveil 9-foot Mary McLeod Bethune statue at namesake park in Ward F|first=John|last=Heinis|date=November 20, 2021|website=Hudson County View|access-date=February 21, 2025}}</ref>